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G/SPS/GEN/1160 
29 June 2012 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES   
  
Communication from Japan 
 
  The following communication, received on 28 June 2012, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Japan. 
 
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 1. Japan would like to provide the following info rmation regarding the provision of SPS-related 
technical assistance from Japanese fiscal year 2009 to 2011 in response to the Secretariat’s request in 
G/SPS/W/101.
  
2. SPS-related technical assistance from Japan has been provided to developing countries in 
accordance with Article 9 of the Agreement on the A pplication of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) 
Measures with a primary aim to facilitate the enhancement and implementation of sanitary and 
phytosanitary measures in developi ng countries based on sound science. 
3. The attached table shows Japan’s SPS-related technical assistance from 1 April 2009 to 
31 March 2012.  While every effort has been made to  ensure that the information contained in this 
table presents all relevant technical assistance pr ovided, it may not constitute a complete compilation 
of SPS-related technical assistance given the involve ment of various Japanese Ministries and agencies 
and the variety of programs involved.  
4. The total value of the SPS-related technical a ssistance provided by Japan for the period from 
April 2009 to March 2012 amounted to approxi mately 2,220,508 thousands Japanese yen.  
5. The number of programmes provided by Japan for the same period amounted to 35 and 
assistance was provided to more than 30 countries in Asia, the Pacific region, Central America, South 
America, Central Asia, and Africa.  Technical assistance was directed not only to individual country but also to groups of countries, regions and the whole world. 
6. Japan’s assistance covered all four broad categories listed in G/SPS/GEN/206:  information; 
training; "soft" infrastructure development and "hard"  infrastructure development.  Japan’s assistance 
covered most of the "typical areas of competence" listed under the headings of food safety, animal 
health and plant protection, in the Annex of G/SPS/GEN/206. 
7. It should be noted that Japan has also been contributing to development aid as a donor 
country to the Standard and Trade De velopment Facility (STDF) since 2009. G/SPS/GEN/1160 
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  8. The Japan's overseas aid program is managed primarily by the Japan International 
Cooperation Agency (JICA). JICA is established as  an Incorporated Administrative Agency under the 
Act of the Incorporated Administrative Agency, JICA aims to contribute to the promotion of 
international cooperation as well as the sound deve lopment of the Japanese and global economy by 
supporting the socioeconomic devel opment, recovery or economic st ability of developing regions. 
(http://www.jica.go.jp/english/index.html )  G/SPS/GEN/1160 
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  Technical Assistance Provided by Japan to Members, Observers and Other Countries: 
April 2009 to March 2012 
 
 
Sector Description of Programme (Date) Form of 
Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 
 Project for Strengthening Capacity of 
Inspection System fo r Ensuring Safety 
of Agro-Fishery Foods - dispatch of experts 
- study tour 
- training - provision of equipment (1 Dec 2011- 30 Nov 2014) Training, Soft 
infrastructure and Hard infrastructure Viet Nam 
 
Food Safety  Project for Strengthening the Food 
Safety Management System  - dispatch of experts 
- study tour 
(1 Feb 2009- 31 Jan 2011) Training and Soft 
infrastructure  China 
Food Safety 
 Seminar for Food Safety Policy 
Making and Management 
- training  course for 6 people (30 Aug 2009- 12 Sep 2009) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Brazil, Thailand, 
Chile,  Philippines, 
Ghana and Malaysia 
Food Safety  Seminar for Food Safety Policy 
Making and Management - training  course for 5 people (29 Aug 2010- 11 Sep 2010) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Chile, Jordan, 
Mexico and Serbia  
Food Safety  Training Course on Mycotoxin 
Inspection for Food Safety - training  course for 7 people 
(31 Jan 2011- 23 Apr 2011) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Argentina, Brazil, 
Brukina-Faso, Chile, Mogolia and  
Thailand 
Food Safety 
 Seminar for Food Safety Policy 
Making and Management 
- training  course for 6 people 
(27 Nov 2011- 10 Dec 2011) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Indonesia, 
Cambodia, 
Myanmar, Kyrgyz 
Republic and 
Jordan  
Food Safety 
 Training Course on Mycotoxin 
Inspection for Food Safety - training  course for 6 people (31 Jan 2012- 21 Apr 2012) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Argentina,  
Mogolia, Sri Lanka and Myanmar 
Food Safety   Training Course on Safety 
Management System for Animal Food in Asia and Pacific Countries 
- training  course for 6 people 
(27 Jul 2010- 16 Sep 2010) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Indonesia, China, 
Thailand and India 
Food Safety 
 Capacity Development on Food 
Control and Food Laboratory Analysis 
for Food Inspectors and Food Laboratory Technicians in Palestine - contribution to training course  
(7 Jul 2009- 31 Mar 2012) Training and Soft 
infrastructure  Jordan 
Food Safety 
 Dispatch of Advisor for  Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Policy and Planning 
(15 Oct 2009- 14 Oct 2011) Soft infrastruct ure Viet Nam G/SPS/GEN/1160 
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  Sector Description of Programme (Date) Form of 
Assistance Provided to 
Food Safety 
and Animal 
Health Advanced Research Course on Control 
of Zoonosis for Food Safety 
- training course for 11 people (26 Oct 2008- 28 Aug 2009) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Burukina-Faso, 
China, Côte 
d'Ivoire,  Indonesia, Mogolia, Samoa 
and  Zimbabwe 
Food Safety 
and Animal 
Health Advanced Research Course on Control 
of Zoonosis for Food Safety 
- training course for 11 people 
(25 Oct 2009- 27 Aug 2010) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Burukina-Faso, 
China, Côte 
d'Ivoire, Indonesia, 
Mogolia, Viet Nam and  Zimbabwe 
Food Safety, Animal Health and Plant Health Contribution to FAO and  OIE on SPS 
related technical assistance for Asian developing countries -Development of controlling program 
and early alert system 
-Case study, training course and workshop -International forum (2005- 2010) Training and Soft 
infrastructure  Asian developing 
countries 
Food Safety, Animal 
Health and 
Plant Health  (1) Contribution to FAO on SPS 
related technical assistance for 
ASEAN developing countries 
-Workshops, training courses and information exchange meetings on international standards  
(2) Contribution to OIE on SPS related 
technical assistance for Asian developing countries -Development of roadmap for 
controlling transboundary diseases 
such as FMD in the Asian region  -Promotion of disease surveillance -Workshop on FMD 
(2011- 2015) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Asian developing 
countries 
Food Safety, Animal 
Health and 
Plant Health  Contribution to STDF on SPS related 
technical assistance for developing 
countries 
 (2009-) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Global 
Animal 
Health 
 Project on Capacity Development of 
Animal Health Laboratory 
- dispatch of experts - study tour - training 
- provision of equipment 
(17 Jul 2011- 16 Jul 2015) Training, Soft 
infrastructure and 
Hard infrastructure Indonesia 
 
Animal Health 
 Contribution to OIE on the prevention 
and control of major animal infectious 
diseases to improve diagnostic capacity of veterinary services in Asia and the Pacific 
-Development of an educational Training and Soft 
infrastructure Developing 
countries in Asia-
Pacific region  G/SPS/GEN/1160 
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  Sector Description of Programme (Date) Form of 
Assistance Provided to 
program 
-Training for diagnostic technicians 
-Promotion of the standardization of diagnostic materials - expert mission 
(2009- 2013) 
Animal 
Health Contribution to OIE for strengthening 
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 
control in Asia 
-Development of an early alert system -Support for revealing the propagation path of a new strain of influenza 
-Surveillance for early detection of a 
new strain of influenza -Training course -expert mission (2008- 2012) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Developing 
countries in Asia-
Pacific region 
Animal 
Health International Training Course on 
Livestock Parasitosis Diagnosis (Prorogation) 
- training of veterinary specialists 
(6 Mar 2006- 31 Mar 2010) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Brazil 
Animal 
Health Training of veterinary specialists on 
the reliable and instantaneous diagnosis of animal infectious diseases - training of veterinary specialists (17 Jul 2006- 16 Jul 2009) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Mongolia 
Animal 
Health  Training Course on Zoonosis Control 
- training  course for 11 people (29 Aug 2010- 18 Sep 2010) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Argentina, China, , 
Indonesia, Jordan, Lao, People's Rep. 
of, Mongolia, 
Myanmar and Zimbabwe 
Animal Health  Training Course on Zoonosis Control 
- training  course for 11people (15 Aug 2011- 15 Sep 2011) Training and Soft 
infrastructure Argentina, India, 
Indonesia, Jordan, Lao, People's Rep. of, Mongolia, 
Uruguay, China, 
Myanmar and Zimbabwe 
Animal Health  Prevention and Zoonosis Control of 
South American region - dispatch of experts - provision of equipment 
- contribution to training course  
(1 Oct 2011- 31 Dec 2014) Training and Soft 
infrastructure    
 
 Argentina 
Animal 
Health 
 Training Course on Diagnosis of avian 
influenza at source 
- dispatch of experts - contribution to training course (1 Mar 2010- 31 Mar 2012) Training and Soft 
infrastructure  Malaysia G/SPS/GEN/1160 
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  Sector Description of Programme (Date) Form of 
Assistance Provided to 
Animal 
Health 
 Training Course on Research on 
Veterinary technology 
- training  course for 7 people (24 Mar 2009-17 Oct 2010) Training and Soft 
infrastructure  Mongolia, 
Indonesia, Zambia, 
Cambodia, Myanmar,  
Animal Health Project of Capacity Development for 
Improvement of Livestock Hygiene in the Southern Part of South America through Regional Technical 
Cooperation 
- dispatch of experts - study tour to the third country - provision of equipment 
(1 Aug 2005- 31 Jul 2010) Soft infrastructure 
and Hard infrastructure Argentina, Bolivia, 
Paraguay and Uruguay 
Animal Health Technical Assistance to Enhancement 
of Technical Capacity of Animal 
Disease Control in Uganda 
- dispatch of experts - provision of equipment (21 Mar 2007- 19 Apr 2009) Soft infrastructure 
and Hard 
infrastructure Uganda 
Animal 
Health  Regional Cooperation Project for 
Animal Disease Control among Cambodia, Lao P.D.R., Malaysia, 
Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam 
- dispatch of experts - study tour to Japan and other countries  - provision of equipment 
(13 Feb 2008- 12 Feb 2011) Soft infrastructure 
and Hard infrastructure Cambodia, Laos, 
Malaysia, Myanmar,  
Thailand and 
Viet Nam 
Animal Health 
 Technical Assistance Support to 
Improve the National Capacity of 
Animal Disease Diagnoses and 
Control - dispatch of experts - study tour 
- provision of equipment 
(21 Jun 2010- 20 Jun 2013) Soft infrastructure 
and Hard 
infrastructure Uganda 
Animal 
Health 
 Project to Enhance Surveillance 
System for Avian Influenza 
- dispatch of experts - study tour - provision of equipment 
(20 Oct 2008- 19 Oct 2011) Soft infrastructure 
and Hard 
infrastructure Indonesia 
Animal 
Health 
 The Rabies Prevention and Control 
Project 
- dispatch of experts 
- provision of equipment (7 Oct 2009- 6 Oct 2012) Soft infrastructure 
and Hard 
infrastructure Philippines 
(Marinduque,  
Catanduanes, Cebu 
and Camiguin)  G/SPS/GEN/1160 
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  Sector Description of Programme (Date) Form of 
Assistance Provided to 
Animal 
Health Project for Improvement on the 
Vaccination Program for Avian 
Influenza Control in Indonesia - dispatch of experts - provision of equipment 
- workshop 
- training of technical experts (26 Nov 2007- 25 Nov 2009) Information, 
Training, Soft 
infrastructure and Hard infrastructure Indonesia 
Plant Health 
 Training Course on Integrated Pest 
Management for Plant Protection - training  course for 9 people (6 Jun 2011- 3 Sep 2011) Training and Soft 
infrastructure  Fiji, Kenya, 
Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Uruguay 
Plant Health  Standardization and Quality Control 
for Horticulture Products of Indonesia (Improvement of Thermal Treatment 
Technique against Fruit Flies on Fresh 
Mango) - dispatch of experts - study tour - provision of equipment 
(16 Oct 2009- 15 Apr 2013) Soft infrastructure 
and Hard infrastructure Indonesia 
Plant Health 
 Phytosanitary Regional Training 
Program 
- training of technical experts (1 Feb 2008- 31 Jan 2011) Information, 
Training and Soft 
infrastructure Viet Nam 
 
 
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